Match Results from Week 2 of National League

Fri 7th October

Division 1 Men: Aer Lingus Harriers 1 - 3 Garda

Our Division 1M Harriers team lost 3-1 to Garda last Friday Night in ALSAA. Missing 3 key players our guys lost the first set 25-23 in a very close contest that could have went either way. Our lads won the 2nd set 25-13 and played their best volleyball of the night with some great attacking from Chris Vinzons and Deepack. The lads looked in control now but Garda made a comeback to take the 3rd set in convincing fashion. In the fourth set while our lads fought hard they could not get control of the set with Garda giving a very good display in both defence and attack going on to take the match 3-1. The team consisted of Anthony Nguyen, Chris Vinzons, Deepack, Greg Kaczmarek, Michal Wolczyk, Piotr Perzynski & new comer Piotr Kozlowski. Although our lads will look back on this game as a missed opportunity they can look forward to playing Munster Thunder in ALSAA on Sun 23rd Oct with a full squad and hopefully a good win.

Sun 9th October

Premier Men: Amber Coast 0– 3 Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus premier men won 3-0 against Amber Coast on Sunday. While still without their full complement of players, an increased number of players to choose from gave coach Jeff King an opportunity to look at various combinations of player line up and positions. From a very solid foundation of passing from Jeff and Radek, setters Paddy Flynn and Kieran Moran were able to effectively run the middle, with new player AndrewMcCarthy providing a strong middle attack with Jonathan Whitty. Mark Bottomley played opposite the setter to help with blocking and passing. Darek came on in the third set to demonstrate some

very solid attacking. When the sets were close AerLingus provided some excellent defence to keep the pressure on Amber Coast and eventually pull away from them. This leaves our guys on top of the PM table along with UCD who have all won their 2 matches to date.

Premier Ladies :UCD 0 – 3 Aer Lingus

Our PL girls had a very good 3-0 win against UCD on Sunday. The 1st set was close enough with UCD battling hard but Aer Lingus pulling away to take the 1st set 25-20. With an almost full squad available and under new Coach Adam Wong the girls were always in control in the 2nd set which they won 25-13. Similarly in the 3rd set UCD proved no match for the power and strength of Aer Lingus who went on to take the last set 25-14 and the match 3-0. This leaves our girls top of the PL table along with DVC and NAAS Cobras who have all won their 2 matches to date

Division 1 Ladies: Newbridge 3 – 0 Aer Lingus Hawks

Our Division 1L Hawks team lost 3-0 to a very strong Newbridge yesterday. Newbridge who were relegated from the premier division had a great defence and pick up everything our girls threw at them. Overall Newbridge were very consistent and steady throughout and did not allow Aer Lingus to get into the game. Missing 3 key players our girls never really got going and could not re-produce the great form they showed against Galway last week in ALSAA. While the girls played well at times unfortunately the unforced errors, inconsistency and the fact that Newbridge defence was so good the game just drifted away from them. Also our winger Evija McKenna got a bad knee injury in the 2nd set and this also had an impact on the team. The team consisted of Romy Paust, Suzanne Donnelly, Rachel Hauenstein, Patrycja Frach, Evija McKenna , Jannie Ruiter and new players Franziska, Weisemann & Eva Piatkowska. Although disappointed after yesterday the girls can now look forward to meeting Cork Rebels on Sunday 23rd Oct with a full squad and hopefully they can re-produce their best form again.